GRAMMATICAL TENSE:
· In grammar, tense is a category that expresses time
reference. Tenses are usually
manifested by the use of specific forms of verbs, particularly in their conjugationpatterns.
·
Basic tenses found in many
languages include the past, present, and future. Some languages have only two distinct tenses, such as past and nonpast, or future andnonfuture. There are also tenseless languages, like Chinese, which do not have tense at all. On the other hand, some
languages make finer tense distinctions, such as remote vs. recent past, or
near vs. remote future.
TO TENSES:
• Simple Present Tense
Tenses are forms of a
verb that show the time, continuance or completion of an action or a state that
is expressed in connection with the moment at which a statement is made about
it. The following tenses are commonly used:
Present Tenses:
• Simple Present Tense
• Present Continuous Tense
• Present Perfect Tense
• Present Perfect Continuous Tense
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